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Summary of Contents for Drawmer MX PRO MX60
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
4 • page 6 Audio Connections • page 8 Power Connection CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS page 9 OPERATION page 13 IF A FAULT DEVELOPS page 16 CONTACTING DRAWMER page 16 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION page 17 BLOCK DIAGRAM page 18 SESSION RECALL page 19... - Page 2 COPYRIGHT This manual is copyrighted © 2011 by Drawmer Electronics, Ltd. With all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Drawmer. ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Drawmer Electronics Ltd., warrants the Drawmer MX60 Front End One to...
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Page 3: Safety Considerations
DRAWMER MX60 Front End One SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS CAUTION - M AINS FUSE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE REPLACE THE MAINS FUSE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE, WHICH MUST BE A CLASS 3, 230 VOLT, TIME DELAY TYPE, RATED AT 63mA WHERE THE MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE SWITCH IS SET TO 230 VOLTS AC. -
Page 4: Introduction
Though simple to set up, the gate section is based on that of the Drawmer DL241/MX30 and, like the compressor, it is programme adaptive so that the time constants are automatically optimised for the material being processed. - Page 5 A conventional de-esser can be set up by introducing equalisation into the side-chain of a compressor and adjusting the equaliser so that the signal is boosted in the area of the spectrum where sibilant sounds occur, forcing the compressor to react more to high frequency sibilant sounds than to general speech frequencies.
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Page 6: Audio Connections
AUDIO CONNECTIONS Input and Output connections are provided for use at +4dBu via balanced XLRs for Mic. Line is either at +4dBu via a Balanced jack or at 10dBu via unbalanced jacks. It is permissible to use both +4dBu and 10dBu outputs simultaneously. - Page 7 AUDIO CONNECTION DIAGRAM...
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Page 8: Power Connection
POWER CONNECTION If, for some reason, the unit is to be operated at a mains input voltage which is different to that as supplied, the following procedure must be carried out by a qualified technical engineer. Disconnect the unit from the mains. Using a number 1 size pozidrive screwdriver, remove the seven self-tapping screws that retain the top cover. -
Page 9: Control Descriptions
CONTROL DESCRIPTION INPUT PRE-AMP STAGE The preamplifier section is based around Drawmer's own discrete component mic preamp similar to that use in the well respected 1960, which provides very low distortion and a wide dynamic range with an equivalent input noise performance of 134dB. - Page 10 DYNAMICS STAGE GATE Threshold Sets the threshold below which signal is assumed to be noise and therefore muted. Setting the control fully clockwise turns the gate off. Red and green LEDs show the gate's open/closed status. Release Sets the release time of the gate. A fast release is suitable for percussive sounds or other sounds having a fast release envelope whereas the Slow setting is better suited to sounds that have a naturally slow decay.
- Page 11 EQUALISER STAGE L.F Cut/ Boost High-pass shelving filter providing up to 18dB of cut or boost below the turnover frequency of 100Hz. Mid Parametric Frequency Centre frequency of the mid-range parametric equaliser, variable from 150Hz to 16KHz. Bandwidth Bandwidth of mid-range parametric equaliser, variable from 0.3 to 3 octaves.
- Page 12 OUTPUT STAGE Master Fader Sets the overall output level of the MX60 from off to +15dBu. An eight-section LED mater shows the output level from 20dBu to +15dBu. (Levels referenced to +4dBu.) Pre Fade Limiter Hard The output stage includes a fixed threshold limiter set at +16dBu.
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Page 13: Operation
OPERATION Preamp For use as a front end, the MX60 may be connected directly to the line input of a tape recorder, hard disk recorder, mixer or other line level compatible device. However, by using the line input or the insert return as an input, the MX60 may be used in the insert loop of a mixing console to provide dynamic processing, equalisation or Tubesound processing. - Page 14 may be an audible tonal change in the voice during sibilant sounds, in which case the control should be backed off. The de-esser may also be effective in removing or reducing other unwanted high frequency sound such as string squeaks on acoustic guitars. Experiment with both the male and female settings to see which gives the best result.
- Page 15 Tubesound The Tubesound section is a purely creative tool, so it's up to you how you use it. To create subtle tube amp or tube mic effects, apply the Drive controls sparingly and back off if any distortion becomes audible. However, some instrument sounds will benefit from higher settings where the distortion is used as an effect.
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Page 16: If A Fault Develops
Drawmer Electronics Ltd., will be pleased to answer all application questions to enhance your usage of this equipment. Please address correspondence to: Drawmer (Technical) : Coleman St.: Parkgate : Rotherham : S62 6EL : UK or, E-mail us on : tech@drawmer.com... -
Page 17: Technical Specification
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (Measurements taken using +4dBu balanced input where applicable) INPUT IMPEDANCE (bal), 20K (unbal) MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL +21dBu LINE INPUT CMR Better than 40dB (20Hz - 22KHz) OUTPUT IMPEDANCE MAXIMUM OUTPUT LEVEL +20dBu BANDWIDTH 16Hz to 28KHz 1dB Wideband 22Hz - 22KHz NOISE (worst case) -
Page 18: Block Diagram
BLOCK DIAGRAM...
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